Con Purser
Conrad Purser (born 2 August 1931) is an Australian former association football player.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Conrad Purser | ||
Date of birth | 2 August 1931 | ||
Place of birth | Collie, Western Australia | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
North Perth | |||
National team | |||
1955 | Australia | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Playing career
Purser played his club football for North Perth in the Western Australian state league where he played 13 seasons, five as captain.[1]
He played twice for Australia, once in a full international match against South Africa and once against Hungarian club team Ferencváros.[2][3]
Con was the first West Australian to be selected for an Olympics Football squad, making the 1956 Melbourne team. He represented WA 18 times being captain on 9 occasions. He was also State player/coach in 1957–58. He was inducted into the Hall of Champions in 1996 and included in the Century of Champions
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References
- "Con Purser". footballwa.net. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
- "Purser, Conrad". Australian Player Database. OzFootball. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
- Howe, Andrew (2008). The Australian National Men’s Football Team: Caps And Captains. Football Federation Australia.
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